IB Diploma French B
Language B in IB Diploma is a language acquisition course designed for students with some previous experience of the target language. In the language B course, students further develop their ability to communicate in the target language through the study of language, themes and texts. In doing so, they also develop conceptual understandings of how language works, as appropriate to the level of the course. The student is expected to develop receptive, productive and interactive skills in the course working on five themes: identities, experiences, human ingenuity, social organization, and sharing the planet.The themes allow students to compare the target language and culture(s) to other languages and cultures with which they are familiar. In this language B course, students work with the texts such as written, visual, audio and audio-visual texts into three broad categories: personal, professional and mass media texts.
Personal Texts: blog, diary, email, personal letter, and social media posting/chat room
Professional Texts: blog, email, essay, formal letter, proposal, questionnaire, report, set of instructions and survey.
Mass media texts: advertisement, article (newspaper, magazine), blog, brochure, film, interview, leaflet, literature*, news report, opinion column/editorial, pamphlet, podcast, poster, public commentary (editorial/readers’ letters) radio programme, review, speech, travel guide and web page.
Source: IBDP Language B Guide 2016
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Focus on LSRW Skills – Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing: This module focuses on introducing themselves. Identify where French is spoken. Learn the French alphabet and pronunciation. Express feelings and inquire how other people are feeling (adjectives). Learn numbers 1-100. Greetings and salutations. Talk about their age and ask about friend’s ages. Ask questions and exchange information about family and pets with a friend, using adjectives correctly. Ask about someone’s family, ask and give information about people. Use of personal pronouns je, tu, il/elle/vous etc. and introduction to articles. The language acquisition, productive, receptive and interactive skills developed in this module can be applied for exam components: Paper 1 (writing), Paper 2 (reading and listening) and individual oral assessment.
- Identify masculine and feminine words and use right words for he, she and it.
- Talk about what they like, dislike and prefer.
- Frame sentences using the verbs ‘Être and Avoir’.
- Read and understand paragraphs on personal description and preferences.
- How is French reflected globally?
- Why is French a valuable language to learn?
- How does the French alphabet differ from that of English?
- How does the Francophone culture differentiate between speaking formally and informally?
Duration of the module: 12 hours (6 sessions of 2 hours each)
Fee: SGD 480/-
Module CODE: IBFRM1
Mode of Teaching: Online
How to enrol: Fill in the form and submit for slots and payment details CLICK HERE
Focus on LSRW Skills – Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing: This module focuses on French and other Francophone food and restaurant traditions, superlatives, DEJEUNER, GOÛTER, DÎNER AND DEMANDER in the present tense, subject-adjective agreement, and a review of the verb AIMER and ADORER. The language acquisition, productive, receptive and interactive skills developed in this module can be applied for exam components: Paper 1 (writing), Paper 2 (reading and listening) and individual oral assessment.
- Talk about meals and eating habits.
- Discussing healthy eating, healthy lifestyles and general fitness.
- Shopping for food, beverages for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Exchanging opinions about fast food and healthy food.
- Choosing a restaurant and ordering a meal.
- Dealing with problems when buying drinks and meals.
- Talk about food – including vegetables, fruit and desserts.
- Expressing likes and dislikes, understanding cultural perspectives on meals.
- Compare the structures of mealtimes and foods consumed in various countries, focusing on their country and France or any French speaking countries.
- Analyze how culture affects lifestyle choices when it comes to food.
- Description of food types and balanced diet.
- Evaluate how patterns and culture affect our daily life, based on foods and meals.
Duration of the module: 8 hours (4 sessions of 2 hours each)
Fee: SGD 320/-
Module CODE: IBFRM2
Mode of Teaching: Online
How to enrol: Fill in the form and submit for slots and payment details CLICK HERE
Focus on LSRW Skills – Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing: In this module students learn describing parts of the body and a pain or injury. Describing an accident and understanding warning signs. Talking about personal feelings and problems. Talking about smoking and addiction issues. Comparing healthy and unhealthy lifestyles. Going to the doctor or dentist. Talk to and understand the doctor or dentist. Listen and understand, explanation of what is done to stay fit. Health advantages of different sports. Give and understand details of an accident. Describe what people or things are like, discuss food, health, and exercise choices and understand cultural perspectives on diet and health. conversations in the chemist shop and at doctor’s Buy basic medical supplies, ask for and understand the advice of the Doctor. The language acquisition, productive, receptive and interactive skills developed in this module can be applied for exam components: Paper 1 (writing), Paper 2 (reading and listening) and individual oral assessment.
Learn to speak and write about the following:
- what you do to be and stay fit
- food – likes and dislikes
- give instructions using imperative forms
- health and state of mind
- descriptions of ailments
- a brief paragraph about an accident or Illnesses
Duration of the module: 10 hours (5 sessions of 2 hours each)
Fee: SGD 400/-
Module CODE: IBFRM3
Mode of Teaching: Online
How to enrol: Fill in the form and submit for slots and payment details CLICK HERE
Focus on LSRW Skills – Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing: This module focuses on daily routines. The language acquisition, productive, receptive and interactive skills developed in this module can be applied for exam components: Paper 1 (writing), Paper 2 (reading and listening) and individual oral assessment.
- Giving and exchanging opinions about school life
- Saying what must not be done (including school rule, etc
- Describing what you did at the weekend
- Planning a shopping trip, shopping for clothes., souvenirs, etc
- Exchanging opinions about fashion trends
- Tell the time, days of the week, parts of the day
- Discuss their interests and hobbies including sport and music
- Describe everyday life – opinions about having a sibling in the same school
- Use different forms of the negative
- Discuss school subjects, say which they like and why
- Discuss options and strengths and weaknesses
- Say what they are going to do ( aller+infinitive)
- Discuss plans for work experience
- Use expressions of future time
- Talk about future plans and different careers
- Using different tenses to refer to the past, the present and the future
- Talk about preferred activities and interests
- Talk about some sports and discuss other activities
- Talk about your own leisure activities
- Express opinions of activities – comparing the past and present
- Talk about Television, books and films
- Using comparative and superlative adjectives
- Exchanging opinions about music and listening to radio or watching TV
- Talking about sports and sporting events
- Making arrangements to go out, accepting, refusing etc
- Apologizing and making excuses
- Exchanging opinions about film.
- Describing an event or a performance in the past
Duration of the module: 10 hours (5 sessions of 2 hours each)
Fee: SGD 400/-
Module CODE: IBFRM4
Mode of Teaching: Online
How to enrol: Fill in the form and submit for slots and payment details CLICK HERE
Focus on LSRW Skills – Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing: Exchanging opinions about different types of holidays. Students also learn to communicate effectively, listen, read and respond to stimulus material and may produce creative pieces in speech and writing on this topic. The language acquisition, productive, receptive and interactive skills developed in this module can be applied for exam components: Paper 1 (writing), Paper 2 (reading and listening) and individual oral assessment.
- Describing an ideal holiday or a weekend
- Finding out information at the tourist office
- Booking a hotel and describing understanding problems
- Describing weather conditions
Exchange opinions about camping and booking into a campsite - Describing a holiday in the past and future
- Asking for directions and questions in the metro
- Making hotel reservations on the telephone
- Discuss plans for next week
- Talk about weather conditions in future, past and present
- Ask for and give the date
- Talk about special days and understand and give greetings
- about presents and clothes. Use the verb être, avoir, plurals and adjectives
- Investigate, understand, describe, discuss and give opinions in relation to celebrations
Duration of the module: 10 hours (5 sessions of 2 hours each)
Fee: SGD 400/-
Module CODE: IBFRM5
Mode of Teaching: Online
How to enrol: Fill in the form and submit for slots and payment details CLICK HERE
Focus on LSRW Skills – Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing: Students learn to talk about different situations like transportation, directions, and locations etc. The language acquisition, productive, receptive and interactive skills developed in this module can be applied for exam components: Paper 1 (writing), Paper 2 (reading and listening) and individual oral assessment.
- Talk about different forms of transport
- Describe an event in the past – journey, situation, etc
- Understand traffic and road information -breakdowns, delays, etc
- Talk about travel issues in cities and public transport
- Give and seek information about rail travel, an accident and air travel
- Arrange to meet up with someone using vocabulary related to time phrases, places, occasions, prepositions, transport and verbs such as ‘vouloir, pouvoir, devoir/il faut…’
- Negotiate the meeting; provide alternatives using structures such as ‘Quand/ où/à quelle heure/ rendez-vous/on rencontre?, Vous voulez…?, Avoir envie de…?’
- Answer in the affirmative and/or in the negative using expressions such as ‘Oui/Non/Si, Je ne veux pas,,j’ai envie de , Bonne idée, Excusez-moi, je ne peux pas’
- Using expressions such as ‘Comment vas-tu?,ça va?, and verbs such as ‘s’habiller, porter’
- Identify the location and give directions on a map
- Acknowledge that vocabulary or words vary depending on the region of use
Duration of the module: 6 hours (3 sessions of 2 hours each)
Fee: SGD 240/-
Module CODE: IBFRM6
Mode of Teaching: Online
How to enrol: Fill in the form and submit for slots and payment details CLICK HERE
Focus on LSRW Skills – Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing: In this module students learn to investigate, understand, describe, discuss and give opinions in relation to media and communications. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of the Internet. They will also be able to communicate effectively, listen, read and respond to stimulus material and may produce creative pieces in speech and writing on topics. The language acquisition, productive, receptive and interactive skills developed in this module can be applied for exam components: Paper 1 (writing), Paper 2 (reading and listening) and individual oral assessment.
- Identify and use vocabulary related to technology
- Seek and provide personal information
- State what is happening right now
- Talk about the present, past and future
- Express negation or disagreement
- Gain further understanding of object pronouns
- Gain understanding of the impact of how technology has impacted the world on a multitude of levels i.e. internet, social, music, movie, media, entertainment and technology
- Compare and contrast social events in the local context with others in French-speaking (Francophone) countries
- Write a report for a magazine/newspaper/social media to outline the main theme, characteristics and differences
- How would the world be different without the advent of technology?
- What are some advantages and disadvantages of technology?
- How does technology enhance cultural connections?
- To what end does technology affect ecology?
- How can being able to communicate in French affect technology?
- How do countries grow from the presence of technology and what is the social impact of technology?
Duration of the module: 10 hours (5 sessions of 2 hours each)
Fee: SGD 400/-
Module CODE: IBFRM7
Mode of Teaching: Online
How to enrol: Fill in the form and submit for slots and payment details CLICK HERE
Focus on LSRW Skills – Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing: In this module students learn to define ‘neighborhood’, list the characteristics of a desirable neighborhood, distinguish between a neighborhood, community, place of living and people. Students research and speak about their town/village and highlight aspects of its local culture such as population, coat of arms, village feast and other local celebrations; and prepare a mural, individually or working with others, and to summarise all the findings. The language acquisition, productive, receptive and interactive skills developed in this module can be applied for exam components: Paper 1 (writing), Paper 2 (reading and listening) and individual oral assessment.
Also ask and answer a few questions like:
- How do people from diverse cultures value traditions?
- Why is it significant to discuss and understand diverse cultures?
- What comparisons can you make between a French speaking country and your country?
- In what ways are expressing actions in the past different from the present?
- What can be inferred by the presence of French speakers in the world of sports?
- What insights can be gained by studying other cultures other than your Own?
Duration of the module: 4 hours (2 sessions of 2 hours each)
Fee: SGD 160/-
Module CODE: IBFRM8
Mode of Teaching: Online
How to enrol: Fill in the form and submit for slots and payment details CLICK HERE
Focus on LSRW Skills – Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing: In this module, students will be able to talk about learning strategies. The language acquisition, productive, receptive and interactive skills developed in this module can be applied for exam components: Paper 1 (writing), Paper 2 (reading and listening) and individual oral assessment.
- To describe their school days and education
- To write a resume
- Sending email to the company
- Talking about part time jobs
- Express agreement and disagreement
- Talk about higher education in French speaking countries
- Talk about summer jobs, volunteering, student exchange programs, internship, informal training, workshops and seminars
- Comparing the education system in French speaking countries and their own country
- Talk about their experience
- Talk about an ideal job
- Talk about their parents’ jobs
Duration of the module: 10 hours (5 sessions of 2 hours each)
Fee: SGD 400/-
Module CODE: IBFRM9
Mode of Teaching: Online
How to enrol: Fill in the form and submit for slots and payment details CLICK HERE
Focus on LSRW Skills – Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing: In this module, students learn about poverty, homelessness, unemployment and discrimination and social issues of least one Francophone country. For example, drug issues and related discussion questions as below. The language acquisition, productive, receptive and interactive skills developed in this module can be applied for exam components: Paper 1 (writing), Paper 2 (reading and listening) and individual oral assessment.
- Why are drugs such a big social problem?
- Opinion of students on why youth is taking drugs and the reasons?
- What could be done by the government to stop the problem in the future?
- What can a student do in school to try to help stop the problem in the future?
Students also develop understanding of these issues and practice translation, reading and listening skills on changes in modern and traditional values, cyberbullying, influence of social media, equal rights, the equality of the sexes, machismo and feminism etc.
Duration of the module: 8 hours (4 sessions of 2 hours each)
Fee: SGD 320/-
Module CODE: IBFRM10
Mode of Teaching: Online
How to enrol: Fill in the form and submit for slots and payment details CLICK HERE
Focus on LSRW Skills – Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing: In this module, the students will be able to communicate effectively, listen, read and respond to stimulus material and may produce creative pieces in speech and writing on this topic. They also lean to:
- Investigate, understand, describe, discuss and give opinions in relation to local environment and environmental issues
- Discuss weather conditions, seasons and temperature
- Ways to describe the improvement of the environment
- Expressions describing natural disasters and environmental conditions – ozone layer etc… using the article about endangered species – Jeu-test on recycling at home
- Improving the environment and solving environmental problems- what recycling measures are taken in your home
- Speak sentences about environment using Il faut/ il ne faut pas – poster recommending good behaviour towards the environment
- Descriptions of natural disasters
- Answers to quiz on the environment
- What is necessary to solve environmental problems and global issues?
- Discuss serious global issues of terrorism, ethnic conflict, social inequality, environmental destruction etc.\
The language acquisition, productive, receptive and interactive skills developed in this module can be applied for exam components: Paper 1 (writing), Paper 2 (reading and listening) and individual oral assessment.
Duration of the module: 16 hours (8 sessions of 2 hours each)
Fee: SGD 640/-
Module CODE: IBFRM11
Mode of Teaching: Online
How to enrol: Fill in the form and submit for slots and payment details CLICK HERE
This module prepares students focused on final exam preparation. We take you through some exam skills, tips, techniques, approaches that enhance your skill and understanding to earn a high grade point. We will revise key themes, concepts and areas of the syllabus and prepare you through planned assignments. You may need to choose this module in the month of January or February for May session exams as it covers all five themes, sub-topics, productive, receptive and interactive skills necessary for final exams.
Duration of the module: 30 hours (15 sessions of 2 hours each)
Fee: SGD 1200/-
Module CODE: IBFRM12
Mode of Teaching: Online
How to enrol: Fill in the form and submit for slots and payment details CLICK HERE